SECOND DAY'S EVENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20271, 3 June 1929, Page 13

SECOND DAY'S EVENTS.

GOOD FIELDS ENGAGED. The Auckland Racing Club's Winter Meet- | ins will be continued to-day, and with every promise of fine weather a capital day's sport may be anticipated.. The leading event of to-day's programmo ia tho Great Northern Steeplechase, and with the issue voted very open a very keen interest is centred in tho result of the race. The following is a list of tho acceptances for tho various events:— 11.30-HUNT CLUB CUP. Of £400; about 2} miles. st. lb. st. lb. Pikimai .... 10 8 Tnrrapccn ... 9 0 Odin 10 8 Marita .... 9 0 , Taumai .... 9 3 . 12.15—1t AN FURL Y HANDIC A P. Of £400; 1 mile. st.. lb st. lb. Kawainga ..9ft Bahama .... 8 0 Indolent ... 9 0 Catouian ... 8 0 Arikitoii ... 9 0 Dark Prince . 8 0 "To Money ... 812 Just Nell ... 8 0 Prince Val ..83 Killute .... 8 0 Catapult 8 2 Pompeius . . .—8 0 Arihana .... -8 1 Quinsilia ... 8 0 Palmares ... 8 3 Royal Seagull 8 0 Sen- Cob .... 8 0 Waiau Lady . 8 0 Always 8 0 Welkne .... 8 0 • I.O—REMUERA HURDLES. Of £OOO ; 2 miles. •st. lb st. lb. King's Guard 10 3 Kamehumcba . 9 0 K«»iri Park . 9 8 Boonicrday . 9 0 Bright Land • 9 3 Cybele . ..90 Glenotus . . 9 3 I.SO—GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE. Of £2000: about 33 miles. st. lb. Wedding March, 7yro. .. . . 11 5 Glondowie, Gyrs. I 11 4 Kawiti, 9yrs 10 13 Red Fuchsia, Gyrs 10 8 Wiltshire, Gyrs 10 7 Mnngani, Gyrs 10 2 Comical. 12yrs 9 12 Maunga, lOyrs 9 11 Clockwork, lOyrs. 9 10 Xircon. lOyrs 9 8 Potoantti, 3Oyrs 9 5 Roman Abbey. syrs .. 9 0 Urnlla. Byr3 " . . 9 0 Young Thurnhsni, lOyrs 9 0 King Fame, Tyrs. . .. ..9 0 Vesaliotis. 9yrs ' . . 9 0 Wedding March and Roman Abbey will be bracketed, and the samo will also apply to Zircon and Uralln. 2.IO—KING GEORGE HANDICAP. Of ±'7oo: 7 fur. st. Hi. s t.. ;i-,. King Lii . . 10 0 Barometer ..80 Keddar .... 9 9 Chelone .... 8 0 Vallar .... 98 Coolmint ... 80 Black Duke . 9 5 Eager Rose ..80 Kingfield ... 90 Kingsmock ..80 High Pitch . 9 0 Marble King . 8 0 Valkon .... 90 Mithra .... 8 0 Lucy Rose . . 813 Respirator ..80 Hipo .... 8 9 Standfast ..80 Oration .... 8 8 Valsier ... 8 0 Ohinemuri ..80 Waltzer ... 8 0 Billikins ...80 Tinokoa .... 8 0 Merry Mint . 8 1 Wliaka King . 8 0 Tho Lover 8 0 3,25 —PANMURE HURDLES. Of £400; i; miles. st. lb. s!. Hi. Prince Lu -. .30 (i Star Comet . 9 G Overhaul ... 10 2 Master Doon . 9 0 Lady Spalpeen 10 2 Sleepy Sol ..90 Gol. Wedding 9 10 Te Waka ... 9 0 Uoromea ... 910 Uniteli .... 9 0 CARBINE PLATE, Of £100; 1 mile. st. lb M. lb. Foxhound., . . 11 o Otairi 11 0 Glena. Bay . .11 0 Storm Fiend 11 0 Hakanoa ... 11 0 Taumai .... II 0 Lucess .... II 0 Archeria ... 10 10 Maori Boy . . 11 0 Cat-i-mes . , , 10 10 Mas. Clements 11 0 Justify .... 10 10 Master Lu . . II 0 Moil Star ... 10 10 REVIEW OF THE FIELDS. BY ARCHER, Thera are only five in tho Hunt Club Cup and they are a moderate, lot. Form points to Odin and he is likely to start a solid favourite. Taumai, who rau a decent race on the first day. may also have a following. Twenty bucks nre carded to contest the Rnnfurly Handicap and the issue loo!; 3 opon. Indolent, Tc Money and Arikitoa should race well and others with chances are Prince Val. Palmares. Sea Cob and Welkne. Fancies may take a fairly wide range and perhaps the best backed may be Indolent, Arikitoa and To Money. The Rcmuera Hurdles has attracted a field of seven aud, though the claws is not as good as it might be, an interesting contest i 3 likely to eventuate. King's Guard and Kauri Park should take a deal of beating, while Bright Land, Cybele and Boornerday ale also likely to run well. King's Guard, Kauri Pan< and Bright Laud may be the favourites.

Theie are sixteen engaged 111 tho Great Northern Steeplechase, . and, though there may be a. few defections, a fino race seems assured. Wiltshire and Zircon aro doubtful starters, although it has not yet. been definitely decided that they will not run. On their running in the Great Northern Hurdles Roman Abbey and Kawini look like being particularly hard to beat, while Glendowic, Red Fuchsia, Mangani nnd Wedding March should olso be in tho picture. If he would jump Comical might also bo dangerous, but he is too uncertain in his fencing to be fancied. Of the others Clockwork, Potoanui and Vexatious may prove the best, with Maunga possessing a stayer's chance. Backers may show a, preference for Glendowic. Kawini and Roman Abbey. As usual there is u Inrso field in the King George Handicap and it bears a, very opon aspect. Of thoso near the top Black Duke, Keddar, Vallar, High Pitch and Luoy 'Rose road best, aud of the others Ohinemuri, Merry Mint, Cool Mint, Billikins and Marble King may bo (ho most daugerous. Ohinemuri, Black Duke aud Vallar may bavo strong fallowings. Although he lias a liso of a stouc. Prince Lu should be difficult to beat in the Panmure Hurdles and will probably start favourite. Golden Wedding, who was going woll when she fell 011 tho opening day, and Overhaul may also bo in demand. Tho Carbine Plate, an event lor gentlemen riders, promises to bo an interesting contest. The crack amateur, Mr. J. Morris, rill steer Archeria, und that will ensure his mount having a strong following. Maori Boy reads well in and will only have to repeat his first day's form to win. Others with chances are Otairi, Hakanoa and Glenn Bay. Maori Boy may bo favourite, with Otairi aud Hakanoa also well supported.

GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLES FATE OF THE FAVOURITE. The following table shows how the favourite has fared iu tho 44 contests that havo eventuated to date for the Great Northern Steeplechase:

Year f'nfouritu. Wot I'll I. Position Bt. lb. J 885 iVcmv Vein 11 12 . Fell 186(i . (iuy Fawkca II. 1 . Fell I8S7 . Silvio 11 2 . Won 19SS M n grncsia 10 10 . Secoud .1880 Oddlellou 10 0 . Unplaced .185)0 Aumdano 10 •J Second 1801 Sentinel 12 0 Fell 1892 ' Cnura n to 10 13 Second ISO.'! Booties' 10 8 Unplaced 1801 Despised 12 3 Unplaced 1895 Liberatoi II 12 . Won 189G D McKiiinon 12 2 . Baulked 1807 lit, Si in on .. 12 O Unplaced 18f)8 M UKcatei 10 3 . Won 1800 Uumroy n 11 . Won rjoo Kaimnte \) 7 . Third 1001 Moifaii 10 7 . Won 1002 Cnvalicro 12 10 . Unplaced iiw:i Awuhuri 11 ij . Fell 1904 I'n pat u 10 j , Fell • 1905 Kiotcro 11 0 . Won 1000 Sol 11 3 . Won 3907 . Irish-. 10 11 . Fell 1903 . . Sol 12 5 . Second 1009 Capitol 10 1 . Won 1910 Aucldx 10 12 . Third 1911 Soi s 11 12 . Fell 1012 Hnutere . 10 3 . Won 191!} Poraudo ;) 13 . Second 1914 Ruffy 1C. 6 . Third 1915 Morecambo 10 6 . Secoud 1916 . . El Gallo . . 11 ft . Won 1917 . El Gallo 12 10 Fell 1918 . Collector 10 8 . Fell 1919 . Waimni 12 7 Seccflid 19-20 . Lochella 11 ft Won 1921 Fisher 10 10 . Fell 1922 Omabu 10 .t . Second 1923 Kohu 10 5 . Fell 1924 Omahu 10 Hi Second 1925 . Sir Roseberry 11 5 . Won 1020 Mahgoloire n 5 Fell 1927 . Maunpa o j:i . Second 1928 . Beau CAralier 12 2 . Fourth